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Does an open level 2 medical high-dependency unit improve outcomes for critically ill patients? Using the APACHE II scoring system in a district general hospital in the UK

Authors: V Hurley, D Pandit

Published in: Critical Care | Special Issue 1/2011

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Improving care of acutely ill medical patients led to formation of a six-bed level 2 medical high-dependency unit (MHDU). The aim of this study was to look at outcomes of medical patients admitted to an open level 2 MHDU. …

Knaus WA, et al.: APACHE 2: a severity of disease classification system. Crit Care Med 1985, 13: 818. 10.1097/00003246-198510000-00009CrossRefPubMed

Title: Does an open level 2 medical high-dependency unit improve outcomes for critically ill patients? Using the APACHE II scoring system in a district general hospital in the UK
Authors: V Hurley
D Pandit
Publication date: 01-02-2011
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: Critical Care / Issue Special Issue 1/2011
Electronic ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/cc9928

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